Bogura road accident kills army man

BOGURA, Sept 19 (UNB): An army person was killed as a bus hit him at Shajahanpur in Bogura district on Saturday night.

The deceased was identified as Shamim Ahmed, 36, son of Abdur Rashid of Dolvita village in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur district. He was a member of the FI unit of Bogura Cantonment.

Witnesses said a Chattogram-bound bus hit Shamim around 9pm when he was returning home riding a bicycle after shopping at Majhira port with his eight-year-old son.

Injured Shamim was immediately rushed to Bogura Combined Military Hospital (CMEH) where doctors declared him dead.